Septa is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.[2]
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| shell of Septa bibbeyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Septa Perry, 1810[1] |
| Type species | |
| Septa scarlatina Perry, 1810 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species edit
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with valid names are included within the genus Septa:[2]
- Septa beui (Garcia-Talavera, 1985)
- Septa bibbeyi (Beu, 1987)
- Septa closeli (Beu, 1987)
- † Septa dharmai (Beu, 2005)
- Septa flaveola (Röding, 1798)
- Septa hepatica (Röding, 1798)
- † Septa landaui Beu, 2010
- Septa marerubrum (Garcia-Talavera, 1985)
- Septa mixta (Arthur & Garcia-Talavera, 1990)
- Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877)
- † Septa ogygia (Woodring, 1959)
- Septa peasei (Beu, 1987)
- Septa rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Synonyms
- Septa blacketi Iredale, 1936: synonym of Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877)
- Septa englishi Newton, 1905 †: synonym of Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Septa exarata (Reeve, 1844): synonym of Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844)
- † Septa gembacana (K. Martin, 1884): synonym of Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Septa gemmata is a synonym for Monoplex gemmatus (Reeve, 1844)[3]
- Septa parkinsonia Perry, 1811: synonym of Sassia parkinsonia (Perry, 1811): synonym of Austrosassia parkinsonia (Perry, 1811) (original combination)
- Septa parthenopea (Salis Marschlins, 1793): synonym of Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)
- Septa petulans Hedley & May, 1908: synonym of Sassia petulans (Hedley & May, 1908): synonym of Austrotriton petulans (Hedley & May, 1908) (original combination)
- Septa rubicunda Perry, 1811: synonym of Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Septa scarlatina Perry, 1810: synonym of Septa rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Septa spengleri Perry, 1811: synonym of Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) (original combination)
- † Septa tjaringinensis (K. Martin, 1899): synonym of † Monoplex tjaringinensis (K. Martin, 1899)
- Septa triangularis Perry, 1811: synonym of Lotoria triangularis (Perry, 1811) (original combination)
- Septa tritonia Perry, 1810: synonym of Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
References edit
- ^ Perry (1810). Arcana, sign. B, 1811, Conchology, pl. 14.
- ^ a b c d MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Septa Perry, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=463535 on 2022-05-23
- ^ Monoplex gemmatus (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 March 2011.
- Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers.com.
External links edit
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- Perry G. (1810-1811). Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford
- Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp
- Dall, W. H. (1903). Note on the family Septidae. The Nautilus. 17(5): 55-56
- Dall, W. H. (1912). Note on the genus Septa Perry (Triton auct.). The Nautilus. 26(5): 59-59